Former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Department Union Charged with Stealing Over $220,000 in Union Funds

For example, Day used a DFFA union credit card to charge $9,553 for a cruise with Royal Caribbean cruise lines in 2017.  Day also used a union credit card to pay for another Royal Caribbean cruise costing $8,975 on the Liberty of the Seas in 2019.  She used the union’s

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New Jersey Man Extradited to United States to Face Charges for Wire Fraud and International Money Laundering

Lawson was the owner of several internet-based companies that matched art and music teachers with students in need of lessons throughout the United States. The students entered into contracts with Lawson’s companies and agreed to pay for lessons via online credit card transactions.

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Peruvian National Sentenced to Over 9 Years in Prison for Defrauding Thousands of Spanish-Speaking U.S. Immigrants

Milla was the co-owner of the Latinos en Accion and Accion Latino call centers in Lima, Peru. From April 2011 until his arrest in July 2019, he and his co-conspirators called victims, as well as victims’ family members and friends, and fraudulently threatened them

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Men Who Fenced Stolen Diamonds Sentenced to 15+ Years

Mr. Corredor, a Queens, New York resident who went by the name “Mono,” admitted he connected Mr. Lopez with the robbers and helped broker the sales. On one occasion, he handed one of the robbers a bag of cash in exchange for several stolen Rolex watches. He admitted he knew the jewelry was stolen and took a portion of the illicit proceeds. 

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Justice Department Settles with the State of New Jersey’s Student Lending Authority for Alleged Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

Under the SCRA, if a lender files a civil lawsuit against a borrower and then seeks a default judgment, the lender must notify the court of the borrower’s military status.  If the borrower is in military service, the court cannot enter judgment until it appoints an attorney to represent

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Kitsap County, Washington Man Sentenced to Prison for 20-year Theft of Brother’s Social Security Benefits

The clerk pointed out that the two men’s birthdates were four years apart, but Sayler said it is a “rare twin situation” that does occur.  The investigation has revealed that Sayler and Jarvis Sayler are not biologically related. 

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